Are You Ready?

Dear students, it is probably the first time for most of you

to leave your hometown to study in Beijing. You are likely to
meet challenges from many aspects such as communication,
diet, social relations, etc. Facing all the problems in this new
environment, you may feel tired and stressed out. However,
please do believe that the majority of the problems are
solvable as long as you make every effort to find appropriate
and legal solutions.
In order to make a smooth transition, here is a checklist of
things to do:
●Familiarize yourself with the new surroundings: get familiar
with BNU campus; remember the location of the places you
may frequently visit such as banks, cafeterias, International
Students Office, etc;
●Master basic Chinese vocabulary for daily use as soon as
possible;
●Grab every opportunity to communicate with student
societies and friends in China;
●Make at least one Chinese friend;
●Find a few people who can give you support any time in
various areas;
●Remember a few emergency telephone numbers;
●Note a few useful websites.

If you study in China for over six months, here are a few
things you can do to make your study experience in China
unforgettable:
1.Make at least one Chinese good friend;
2.Learn to cook at least one Chinese dish;
3.Try to learn a Chinese art such as martial art, calligraphy,
paper-cut, etc;
4.Watch a Chinese movie;
5.Watch a Chinese opera;
6.Visit a local Chinese family;
7.Experience a Chinese festival;

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8.Take an excursion with Chinese friends;
9.Visit parks at the weekends;
10.Go to a karaoke bar with Chinese friends;
11.Learn some Chinese proverbs or sayings;
12.Taste all kinds of special regional foods.

Dear students, we believe you will adapt to the new

environment very soon as long as you learn actively and
experience carefully. Please also believe that your experience
in China will make your life even more meaningful! We wish
you every success with your stay in China!

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 Useful Contact Information
Campus Organization
International Students Office 58807986/58808364 (http://
www.bnulxsh.com)
International Student Service Center 58807595
Graduate School 58808156 http://graduate.bnu.edu.cn
Office of Teaching Affairs 58807991 http://jwc.bnu.edu.cn
Teaching Service Center 58803684 http://sctl1.bnu.edu.cn

Safety and Public Service

●Special service
Fire emergency: 119
Crime emergency: 110
Ambulance: 120
Traffic accident: 122
Local telephone enquiry service: 114
Weather forecast: 12121
●Complaint call
Consumer complaint hotline: 12315
Travel complaint hotline: 65275315
Taxi complaint hotline: 68351150
Theft complaint hotline: 64011327
●Daily life
Beijing bus service: 96166
Taxi reservation: 96103/ 961001
Train ticket reservation: 962586
Plane ticket reservation: 962581

Useful Websites
Search engines: Baidu-- http: //www.baidu.com
Google-- http://www.google.com.hk
Entertainment: http://www.dianping.com
http://beijing.fantong.com
Plane ticket reservation: http://www.qunar.com
http://www.yoee.com.cn
http://www.airchina.com.cn
Travel reservation: China International Travel Service Limited

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http://www.ctsbj.com

Chinese Traditional Festivals

Festival Name Date Duration
New Year’s Day January 1 3 days
January 1 in Chinese
Spring Festival 7 days
lunar calendar
January 15 in Chinese
Lantern Festival
lunar calendar
Tomb-sweeping Day April 5 3 days
International Labor Day May 1 3 days
Children's Day June 1
May 5 in Chinese lunar
Dragon Boat Festival 3 days
calendar
July 7 in Chinese lunar
Double Seventh Festival
calendar
August 15 in Chinese
Mid-Autumn Festival 3 days
lunar calendar
September 9 in Chinese
Double Ninth Festival
lunar calendar
National Day October 1 7 days

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 Living
Accommodation
Dormitory Buildings: There are 5 dormitory buildings for
international students which provide 12 types of rooms:
No.1 International Students’ Dormitory Building (Dorm 1): 3
types of rooms: A1.A2.A3
Telephone: 58807642 Fax: 58800567
No.2 International Students’ Dormitory Building (Dorm 2): 2
types of rooms: F1.F2
Telephone: 51603096/51603098 Fax: 51603097
No.3 International Students’ Dormitory Building (Dorm 3): 3
types of rooms: B1.B2.B3
Telephone: 58805151 Fax: 58800567
Xinsong Apartment Building: 3 types of rooms: C1.C2.C3
Telephone: 58807890 Fax: 58800276
Lanhui Apartment Building: 1 type of rooms
Telephone: 58806000 Fax: 58806223
For more detailed information you can browse:
http://www.bnulxsh.com/sabroad_ruxue_zhufang.htm
For the comparative list of detailed facilities in dormitories you
can browse:
http://www.bnulxsh.com/sushe_comparison.html

Changing Dormitories
You are free to change accommodations among different
dormitories and apartments in the first 2 weeks after the
prescribed registration time. Please apply at the service desk
of your desired apartment. The rooms will be arranged for the
applicants based on a first-come, first-served basis. If you
change or return rooms after 2 weeks, you should pay the
2-week accommodation fee as compensation.

Room Reservation for Returning Students

Returning students can make reservations for rooms in
April and October. International students who wish to live in
apartments on campus during the following semester may

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go to the service desk of their desired apartment to reserve a
bed for the next semester. Those who do not reserve rooms
cannot continue to live in apartments on campus.

Broad-band Internet Connection

Broad-band internet connections are available in each
apartment building and are accessible in every room. The
price and usage is as follows:
Dorm 1 and Lanhui Apartment: 10, 20, and 30 yuan/month
with a network flow of 3G, 8G and 15 G respectively; handled
in Room A404 of the Science & Technology Building (your
Campus Card is needed).
Telephone:58808113
Dorm 2: 100 yuan/month, handled at the service desk.
Dorm 3 and Xinsong Apartment: 100 yuan/month, handled in
the net bar on the 2nd floor of the First International Students
Dormitory Building. Telephone: 58807570.

Laundry
Laundry services are available in each apartment building.
Lanhui Apartment: You will be charged 70 Yuan (including 15
Yuan of deposit) when applying for the laundry card for the
first time, and 50 Yuan for each extension. Each deposit is
good for 10 uses.
Other apartment buildings: You will be charged 50 Yuan
(including 20 Yuan of deposit) when applying for the laundry
card for the first time, and 30 Yuan for each extension. Each
deposit is good for ten uses. Cards can be obtained at the
service desk of each apartment building.

Kitchen
Each apartment building is provided with public kitchens.
Induction cookers and micro-wave oven may be used free of
charge at any time.

Telephone Card
Incoming calls are free on room phones. A phone card is
necessary for making outgoing calls.

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Students in Dorms 1, 2, and 3 and Xinsong Apartment may
buy 190201 phone cards at the service desk (room-to-room
calls are free in No.1 International Students’ Dorm; local calls
from C3 rooms in Xinsong Apartment are free). 190201 phone
cards are available in denominations of 20, 50, and 100 yuan
are sold at the service desk.
Lanhui Apartment: Deposit cards can be bought at the service
desk. The cards are available in denominations of 5, 10, 20,
and 50 yuan (once purchased, the amount is not refundable).
An additional, deposit of 20 yuan is required, refundable upon
the card’s return.

Workout Facilities
A gym is located on the first floor of Dorm 1. Facilities
include dumbbells, barbells, a running machine, and a
boating machine. There is a fee of 1 yuan per visit; duration is
unlimited. Business hours: 8:00~23:00
Table tennis is set up in the courtyard of Dorm 1, and
a badminton court is set up in front of the Friendship
Restaurant. These facilities are free for international students.
Ping-pong racquets are available for loan by the service desk
of Dorm 1. Courts are open from 8:00 to 20:00.

Residential Security
Guest registration: Visiting friends should register their IDs
before entering the apartments. Visiting hours: 8:00~23:00
Fire prevention: Open flames such as candles and gas stove,
along with high-powered electrical equipment including
electric cookers, electro heaters and electric blankets are
forbidden.
Theft prevention: Make sure that your door is well locked
when leaving your room to protect against financial loss.

Residence off Campus

International students may also reside off campus. If
you are to rent a civilian house, you are required to go to
the local police station for registration with your landlord
within 24 hours after moving in. Your passport and the

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landlord’s residence booklet are needed for registration.
After registration, you will receive a Registration Form of
Temporary Residence provided by the local police station.
This form is your legal residence certificate and requires
safekeeping. When extending your visa, you must submit
the Registration Form of Temporary Residence to the Exit-
and-Entry Administration Division of the Public Security
Bureau. After your visa has been extended, you must extend
your Registration Form of Temporary Residence from the
affiliated police station timely. Failure to register or extend the
Registration Form of Temporary Residence in a timely manner
will be regarded as illegal residence, leading to fines or
expulsion from the country. In addition, you must submit your
personal address and telephone number to the International
Students Office. When your personal address and telephone
number change, you should notify the Office so that you
can continue to be informed of important notices, including
reminders of the expiration date of your visa. Despite living off
campus, you will still be part of the warm family of BNU.

Hotels on and around BNU Campus

Jingshi Hotel (Website: http://www.ciae.bnu.edu.cn )
Address: Southeast corner of Beijing Normal University
Telephone: 58802288

Jimen Hotel
Address: 3 Xitucheng Road, Haidian District (Southwest
corner of Jimen Bridge)
Telephone: 62012211

Tongchun Gardens
Address: Across from Beijing Normal University (East gate,
across from Runshi Eye Clinic)
Telephone: 62003562

Peony Hotel
Address: 31 East Huayuan Road, Haidian District
Telephone: 62025544

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Yuanwanglou Hotel
Address: 57 Third Ring Road, Haidian District (Northwest
corner of Beitaiping Bridge)
Telephone: 62013366

Haowei Mansions
Address: 25 Beitaipingzhuang Road, Haidian District
Telephone: 62014455

A kindly Reminder
Students who live on campus and intend to move off
campus should take the necessary registration procedures in
advance, submitting a legal off-campus residence certificate
to the Office before vacating their current rooms.
Whether you live on or off campus, when your address
changes or the valid period of your Registration Form of
Temporary Residence expires, you must apply for a new one
in ten days and present it to the Office together with your new
phone number in the following three days. At the same time,
you should complete the address-change procedure at the
Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of the Public Security
Bureau with your Registration Form of Temporary Residence.
During the period of visa processing, please do not change
your living place, otherwise you won’t be able to obtain a new
visa.

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 Food & Beverages
There are many canteens, restaurants and take-out
windows on campus offering many different types of food--
choose whatever pleases your palate. Campus card can be
used in all canteens and restaurants on campus, as well as
most take-out windows. For recharging Campus Cards please
read the following instructions. When dining off-campus,
please be attentive to food and beverage safety. Alcohol with
dinner may be fine, but for your health and safety, please do
not drink too much. Keep an eye on your personal items and
valuables when dining.

Recharging Campus Cards

If there is not enough money in your card you can recharge at
the places and time as follows:
Time/Place Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Faculty’s Home 11:00-13:00
Campus ID
Administration 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-16:00 09:00-13:00 10:00-13:00
Center

Note: you can also use the automatic recharging machine

in campus canteens, dormitories and teaching buildings to
transfer money in your bank account to your campus card.
Please note that you must use bank card issued by Bank of
China in Beijing and the personal information in your bank
account like passport number must be the same as that of
your campus card. Before transferring money, you should
first have your bank account linked with your campus card
(please see the instruction on the machine.) If you have
any questions or problems, please contact Campus ID
Administration Center at 5880 3007/ 6903 / 6904. Office: 1F,
Block B of Postgraduate Dormitory.

Canteens and restaurants on campus

New Lequn Canteen——east of Lanhui Apartment, 1st
through 4th floors
Friendly tips: 1: The canteen takes only Campus Card.
2: Provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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3: Chinese students predominate, so this is a good place to
practice oral Chinese.
4: Dining hours are 06:30~09:00, 10:30~13:00, 16:30~19:00.

The Fifth Canteen——20 meters east of New Lequn Canteen,

northwards
Friendly tips: 1: Mainly Sichuan-flavor dishes, including
various snacks and stewed dishes
2: On the 1st and 2nd floors, lunch, supper and nighttime
canteen dining is available; the attic offers a buffet dining.
3: Dining hours of the 1st and 2nd floors are 10:30~13:00
and 16:30~21:00. Dinning hours of the attic are 09:00~13:30,
15:00~20:30
4: The 1st and 2nd floors accept only Campus Card; in the
attic, both cash and Campus Card can be used.

Faculty’s Home——50 meters south of the campus hospital

Friendly tips: 1: Breakfast, lunch, and supper canteen and a
la carte dining available; low price, good taste.
2: Accepts only Campus Card.
3: Dining hours are 06:30~08:30, 11:00~13:00, 17:00~18:30.

Taste of the Northwest Restaurant ——south of the Fifth

Canteen
Friendly tips: 1: Divided into a Moslem Canteen and the Taste
of the Northwest Restaurant; the former is exclusively for
Moslem students.
2: Offers all kinds of northwest flavors, and features flour
dishes.
3: Dining hours of the Moslem Canteen are 07:00~08:20,
10:30~12:40, 16:30~18:30. Dining hours of the Taste of the
Northwest
Restaurant is 11:00~13:00, 17:00~19:00.
4: Accepts both Campus Card and cash.

Hollywood——east of the Fifth Canteen

Friendly tips: 1: Offers western foods.
2: Accepts both Campus Card and cash.

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3: Tel 58807667

Lanhui Apartment Restaurant——1st and 2nd floors of Lanhui

Apartment
Friendly tips: 1:Food and beverage services available on
the 1st and 2nd floors at 07:30~08:30 (only the 2nd floor),
11:00~13:30 and 16:30~21:00.
2: Campus Card and cashes can both be used to settle
account.

Friendship Restaurant——beside No.1 International Students

Dorm
Friendly tips: 1: Offers both Chinese and Korean dining at
09:00~21:00.
2: Accepts only cash.
3: Tel 58806982

Yixin Japanese Restaurant——2nd floor of No.1 International

Students Dorm
Friendly tips: 1: Offers Japanese cooking; accepts only cash.
2: Dining hours are 11:00~13:30 and 17:00~21:00.
3: Tel 58809785

Jitian Snacks——above Friendship Restaurant

Friendly tips: 1: Offers snacks from different places in China;
low prices and a wide selection.
2: Dining hours are 10:00~21:30.
3: Accepts only cash.
4: Tel 58809037

Buyan Lane——8th floor of Jingshi Hotel

Friendly tips: 1: Offers Chinese buffet dining. Banquets can
be reserved here. Reservation number:58802288~8000.
2 : D i n i n g h o u r s a r e 0 7 : 0 0 ~ 0 9 : 3 0 , 11 : 0 0 ~ 1 3 : 3 0 a n d
17:00~20:30.
3: Accepts only cash; card payment is available on the 1st
floor of Jingshi Hotel

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Yu Madun Restaurant——1st and 2nd floors of the south side
of Liyun Apartment
Friendly tips: 1: Offers Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine in an
upscale environment.
2: Reservations can be made by telephone at 58805221/5225.
3: Dining hours are 09:00~22:30.
4: Accepts both card and cash.

Jingchaoxuan Food-house——2nd floor of Jingshi Hotel

Friendly tips: 1: Offers all kinds of Chaozhou-style dishes.
2: Reservations can be made by telephone at 62202929.
3: Dining hours are 11:00~14:00 and 17:00~21:00.
4: Accepts both card and cash.

Restaurants around the university

To the east of BNU
Name Address Notes Telephone
200 m north of the
Western-style
East Gate, on the
Good-luck Station foods, reasonably 62004439
east side of the
authentic pizza
road
Opposite the East
Origus Pizza buffet 62028282/8787
Gate
15-2 Xinwai Road
(100 m north of the
Momiti Japanese Authentic
East Gate, on the 62051036
Restaurant Japanese food
west side of the
road)
First floor of Liyun
McDonald’s Fast food ――
Apartment
South of the small Sandwich chain
East Gate; beside store; free delivery
Subway 58800116
Beijing Normal on orders over 30
University Press yuan within 2 km
Opposite the small Different types of
Qing Feng
East Gate, south of steamed buns,
Steamed Stuffed 83284636
No.2 International porridge, traditional
Bun Shop
Students Dorm Beijing stewed liver
15-1 Xinwai Road
(100 m north of the
Taiping Dumpling Dumplings and stir-
east gate, on the 62013156
Restaurant fried dishes
west side of the
road)

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 100 m north of the
Zhouji Guilin Rice east gate, on the
Guilin rice noodle 59495950
Noodle west side of the
road
100 m north of the
Northwest-flavor
Shaanxi-flavor east gate, on the
like Shaanxi cold 82029481
Snacks west side of the
noodle
road
North of the East Harbin-style
Gate delicatessen,
Yishou Food ――
North of Xiaoxitian special red
Decorated Archway sausage

To the south of BNU

Name Address Notes Telephone
40 m south of
Tianwaitian Duck Beijing duck,
the Jingshi Hotel 62244823
Restaurant home-style cooking
crossroads
About 50 m east of
Northeastern
Northeast Home the Jingshi Hotel 62250866
home-style cooking
crossroads
About 200 m west
Greenleaf Home- of the South Gate, Homestyle cooking,
62277796
style Cooking on the south side lamb spine hot pot
of the road
About 100 m west Hand-pulled
of the South Gate, noodles, roasted
Malan Noodles 63228245
on the south side meat. Open 24
of the road hours
South of the
Different types of
crossroads which
Dazhouguo porridge; open 24
is to the west of 62261899/
Porridge hours; free delivery
the South Gate, 62270770
Restaurant on orders over 20
opposite Jindian
yuan within 1 km
Garden
250 m east of
Different types of
Hongzhuangyuan the Jingshi Hotel
porridge; open 24
Porridge crossroads, on the 62056312
hours; delivery
Restaurant south side of the
service
road
200 m east of
the Jingshi Hotel
Upscale Sichuan
Xiangfengge crossroads, on the 62053486
cuisine
south side of the
road
200 m east of
the Jingshi Hotel
New Kowloon crossroads, on the Sichuan cuisine 82087775/7776
south side of the
road

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 200 m east of
the Jingshi Hotel
Huangjihuang
crossroads, on the Three-sauce pot 82083740
Three-sauce Pot
north side of the
road
200 m east of
Mountains and the Jingshi Hotel
Authentic Korean
Water Barbecue crossroads, on the 62071818
barbecue
Restaurant south side of the
road
1 Xinkang Street,
200 m east of Home-style 82081122,
Little Wood Boat
the Jingshi Hotel cooking 82085599
crossroads
200 m east of
the Jingshi Hotel
A-duo Miao Sour-
crossroads, on the Guizhou style 60128811
soup Fish
north side of the
road
200 m east of
the Jingshi Hotel
Different types of
Dunhuang Noodles crossroads, on the 62029995
flour dishes
north side of the
road

To the west of BNU

Name Address Notes Telephone
About 300 m north
Beichu Gongshe Northwest cuisine 62380138
of the West Gate
North of the big
Flower Harbor West Gate, on the upscale seafood
62361656
Restaurant east side of the restaurant
road
North of the West Hot pot; free beer
Fu Wang Ju 62029660
Gate and plum juice
North of the big
Chongqing West Gate, on the Authentic
62027762
Dezhuang Hotpot east side of the Chongqing hotpot
road
Shiguang Private North of the West Private kitchen
62369918
Kitchen Cuisine Gate cuisine; roast duck
Sichuan and North of the West Sichuan and 62021089/
Hunan Restaurant Gate Hunan cuisine 62021078
Dry pot duck;
North of the West 82075188/
Dry Pot Duck instant-boiled
Gate 88222222
dishes
North of the
Different types of
big West
Fengyuan Steamed steamed buns;
Gate, opposite 62368055
Bun Shop traditional Beijing
Zhongqing
stewed liver
Dezhuang Hotpot

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To the north of BNU
Name Address Brief introduction Telephone
About 100 meters
Xiang Xiang 62381144/
east of the North Hunan-style dishes
Restaurant 62357690
Gate
Northeast cuisine;
About 100 meters
ten percent
Shuangfu Jiayuan east of the North 66790047
discount for
Gate
university students
West of
Fu Kou Ju Beitaipingzhuang
Authentic Beijing- 62382412/
(Beitaipingzhuang crossroads, next
style hot pot 82029131
Branch) to Gome Electrical
Appliance
West of
Beitaipingzhuang halal food;
Qinshengxuan
crossroads, shredded pancake 62025775
Restaurant (Halal)
opposite Beijing in mutton broth
Film Academy
Northwest corner of
KFC Beitaipingzhuang Fast food ――
crossroads
40-7, North 3rd
Chinese-style fast
Da Cheng Jia Ring Road, Haidian 62041719
food
District
West of
Beitaipingzhuang
Yanhe People
crossroads, Northwest cuisine 62361596
Restaurant
opposite Beijing
Film Academy
Duck Neck King 82023081
600 m west of Different types of
Beitaipingqiao porridge; open 24
Jiahe Yipin
Bridge, on the hours; free delivery 62363713
Porridge
south side of the on orders over 20
road yuan within 2 km
200 m west of
Beitaipingqiao Henan, Cantonese,
Golden Lion and
Bridge, on the Shanghai and 62021919
Kylin Restaurant
south side of the Hangzhou cuisine
road

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 Shopping
Supermarkets, Shops, Bookstores and Vegetable
Markets on Campus
Staff Co-op: between the East Gate and the Sci-Tech
building; sells daily use items and food. Operating hours:
08:30-21:30.
Students Supermarket: east of the Fifth Canteen; sells daily
use items and food.
Small East Gate Vegetable Market: east of the primary
school; sells vegetables and fruit.

Stores and Supermarkets Near the Campus

Cuiwei Department Store (Mu Dan Yuan Branch)
Business hours from Sunday to
Large-size shopping center. A
Thursday: 10:00~21:30
supermarket is on the 1st floor selling
Business hours from Friday to Saturday:
commodities and household appliances.
10:00~22:00
Take the 22 bus from the East Gate.
Telephone: 62053045

Gome Electronics
Business hours: 09:00~21:00 40 North Third Ring Road. Largescale
electronics shopping center. A 20-minute
Telephone: 62072505
walk from the North Gate.

Suning Electronics
Business hours from Monday to Friday: Large-scale electronics shopping
09:30~21:00 center; north of Beitaiping Bridge,
Weekend business hours: 09:00~21:30 beside Wu-mart; a 20-minute walk from
Telephone: 82255558 the East Gate to the north

Xinhua Department Store

Business hours: 09:30~22:00 Large-scale shopping center with Wu-
mart at the basement; KFC is located on
the first floor; south of Jishuitan Bridge
Telephone: 62219999
crossroads; a 15-minute walk from the
East or South Gate to the south

Maples International Shopping Center

Business hours from Monday to Friday: Large-scale shopping center with a
10:30~21:30 supermarket at the basement; KFC and
Weekend business hours: 10:00~21:30 Pizza Hut are located on the first floor;
south of Mingguang Bridge; a 15-minute
walk from the South Gate to the west
Telephone: 62219999
and then at Mingguang Bridge to the
south

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 Transportation
Transportation within Beijing
BNU is located in central Beijing, so transportation is
convenient. Buses are available at the school’s gates to all
points in the city.
East Gate: Tieshizifen Station: 645, 949, Y104, 304, 16,331,
826, 22, 618, 626, 810, 849, 38, 47, 919 (inter-zone), 919-S1,
919-S2, 919-S3, 345 express, 635, 939.
The small East Gate: BNU Station: 398, 690, 810, 826
South of the school: BNU Station: 22, 47, 626, 939, Y104,
618, 38
South Gate: BNU Station: 645, 304, 849
North Gate: Beitaipingzhuang Station: This is a nexus on
the North 3rd Ring Road, so there is a large range of bus
numbers.

Bus Card
Students who have an ordinary bus card can get a discount
of 60 percent. Please go to a sales location to obtain a card.
The nearest one is Beitaipingzhuang sales location (west
of Yuanwanglou Hotel). Price: 40 yuan (including a 20 yuan
deposit) Office hours: 07:00-19:00

Taxis
Taking taxis is convenient within Beijing’s downtown area.
Beijing taxis have a base price of 10 yuan for the first 3
km, after which the rate is 2 yuan per km (higher-class
vehicles may cost more). Starting from November 25, 2009,
passengers have to pay 1 yuan additional as petroleum fee if
the taxi drives over 3 km. Ask for a receipt when leaving the
vehicle.

Subway
Beijing’s urban subway comprises Line 1, Line 2, Line 4,
Line 5, Line 8, Line 10, Line 13, Connection Line 8 (batong)
and Airport Express. Line 1 is 30.44 km long and has 25
stations; line 2 measures 23.1 km and stops at 18 stations;

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line 4 is 28.177 km long and has 24 stations; line 5 totals 27.6
km and stops at 23 stations; line 8 measures 4.398 km and
has 4 stations; line 10 has 22 stations; line 13 is 40.5 km long
and has 16 stations; and Connection Line 8 is 18.9 km long
and has 13 stations. The station closest to the university is
Jishuitan. Website: http://www.bjsubway.com
Service hotline: 68340565

Railway stations
Bejing has four railway stations: Beijing Station, Beijing West
Station, Beijing North Station and Beijing South Station.
Inquiry office of Beijing Railway Station: 51019999
Inquiry office of Beijing Railway West Station: 51826273
Inquiry office of Beijing Railway North Station: 51866223
Inquiry office of Beijing Railway South Station: 51837262
Ticket-booking hotline of Beijing Railway Bureau: 95105105
Ticket-booking hotline of railway-information station: 962586

Capital International Airport

1: You may go from BNU to the airport by taxi. Beijing taxi has
a base price of 10 yuan for the first 3 km, after which the rate
is 2 yuan per km. There is an additional 1 yuan petroleum
fee. The distance is roughly 35 km, and there is a 10 yuan
road toll. The trip takes about 1 hour.
2: There are also civil-aviation buses available. The
nearest CA bus station is at the southeast corner of the
Beitaipingzhuang crossroads, about 50 meters to the east.
The ticket price is 16 yuan.
3: The CA buses run at least once every 30 minutes and
depart when full.
4: If you return to Beijing from elsewhere, you may take a taxi
or the CA bus. To get back to BNU, take the Captial Airport to
Gongzhufen line.
5: The 24-hour service hot lines for CA buses are 64594375
and 64594376.
6: When routes, stations, and times are adjusted, the
information issued by the Capital Airport is authoritative.

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 Banks and Post Offices
Banks
Notes: 1: The Renminbi (abbreviated RMB) is the only valid
currency in China. The basic unit of RMB is yuan, which
is divided into jiao and fen. There are 13 denominations of
RMB: 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 yuan, 5, 2, and 1 jiao, and 5,
2, and 1 fen. Coins are denominated in 1 yuan, 5, and 1 jiao,
and 5, 2, and 1 fen.
2: To avoid financial loss, please do not exchange currency
on the streets with strangers.
3: Passports are needed when conducting most bank
business.

Surrounding the university are the Bank of China, the

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Agricultural
Bank of China, and the Construction Bank of China, all of
which can conduct deposits, withdrawals, and exchanges
between RMB and foreign currencies (traveler's checks
included).

Bank of China——client-service telephone of Bank of China:

95566
Website: http://www.bank-of-china.com/
Branch 1 near BNU――Beitaipingzhuang branch: opposite
the small East Gate, beside No.2 International Students
Dorm.
Information telephone: 51603293
Business hours: 09:00~17:00 (Monday to Friday) 10:00~16:00
(Saturday and Sunday) 24-hour ATM provided
Convertible currencies: all currencies except for IDR
(Indonesian Rupiah).
Attention: Foreign-exchange business of more than 5,000
dollars needs Reservation with the bank. Reservation
telephone: 5880-2907.
Branch 2 near BNU――Wenhui Garden Branch: opposite
Kingdom Garden near the South Gate of the University.
Information telephone: 6227-6865

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Business hours: 09:00~17:00 (Monday to Friday) 10:00~16:00
(Saturday and Sunday). 24-hour ATM provided.
Convertible currencies: All currencies except for Thai Baht.

Industrial and Commercial Bank Of China

Client-service telephone: 95588; website: http://www.icbc.
com.cn/
Branch near BNU――Xiaoxitian Branch: 200 meters south
from the Jingshi Hotel crossroads, east side.
Note: Only RMB business is available at this bank.

Agricultural Bank of China

Client service telephone: 95599; Website: http://www.abchina.
com/
Branch near BNU――Xinwai Branch, opposite the East Gate
Information number: 62027318. Business hours: 09:00~17:00
(no service available on Saturday or Sunday)
Convertible currencies: USD, Euro, GBP, yen, Hongkong
dollar.

Construction Bank of China

Client-service telephone: 95533; Website: http://www.ccb.
com
Branch 1 near BNU――Xiaoxitian Savings Bank: opposite
Kingdom Garden near the South Gate
Information number: 62273182. Business hours: 09:00~17:00
Convertible currencies: USD, Euro, GBP
Branch 2 near BNU――Beitaipingzhuang Savings Bank: 200
meters from the East Gate (northward), east side.
Information number: 62048779. Business hours: 09:00~17:00
Convertible currencies: USD, Euro, GBP, yen, Hong Kong
dollar.

Guangdong Development Bank

Client-service telephone: 95508; Website: http://www.gdb.
com.cn
Branch near BNU――Xinwai Branch 62200221
Convertible currencies: dollar, pound, Hong Kong dollar,

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Swedish Franc, yen, CAD, Australian dollar, Euro
Note: A passport is required when converting currency.
People withdrawing more than 50,000 yuan must make prior
notification at 62202685.
Business hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00-17:30, Saturday,
Sunday, 09:30-17:00.

ATM: There are several ATMs on campus which can be

used to withdraw RMB. They are located in the hall of
the Science & Technology Building, in the hall of the first
floor of the Yingdong Building, at the East Gate of the
University (Minsheng Bank), on the first floor of Jingshi Hotel
(Guangdong Development Bank).

If you wish to look up other banks, you may call the following
numbers at your leisure:
Bank of Communications 95559
Shanghai Development Bank 95528
Citic: 95558
Beijing Rural Commercial Bank 96198
China Merchants Bank 95555
Shenzhen Development Bank 95501
Bank of Beijing 96169
China UnionPay (Beijing) 95516
Huaxia Bank 95577
China Everbright 95595
Industrial Bank 95516
China Minsheng 95568
Beijing Post Savings 11185

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 Post offices
On-campus Post Office: BNU post office.
Telephone: 58806172
Business hours: 9:30~17:00 (Closed Sundays, holiday hours:
10:00-16:00)
Friendly tip: When picking up posts, you are required to
show your valid passport. if you have no passport, an
documentation from the Office is necessary.

Post offices near campus: Beitaipingzhuang Post office.

Telephone: 62011840
Business hours: 08:30~18:00, no break at noon.
Friendly tip: when picking up posts, you are required to show
your valid passport. if you have no passport, entrust someone
with a passport to pick up your post with documentation
issued by the Office.

Xiaoxitian Post Office (opposite Jingshi Hotel)

Telephone: 62216143
Business hours: 09:30~17:00 (closed on Saturdays and
Sundays)
Friendly tip: parcel posts cannot be picked up here.

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 Medical treatment
and Insurance
Medical treatment
Hospitals on Campus
BNU hospital: an appointed hospital for medical treatments of
students with full scholarship offered by Chinese government;
located to the north of the Faculty’s Home on campus.

Hospitals off Campus

The Third Hospital of Peking University: 49 North Huayuan
Road, Haidian District. The 331 bus goes directly there from
the East Gate.
Information number: 82266699 service from Monday to
Friday: 08:00~12:00, 13:30~17:00. Saturday: 08:00~12:00.
An appointed hospital for medical treatments of students
with full scholarship offered by Chinese government; but
a transformation form issued by the hospital on campus is
needed.
Website: http://www.bysy.edu.cn/.

PLA General Hospital of the Second Artillery: southeast

corner of Jingshi Hotel.
Information number: 82029294, service from Monday to
Friday: 08:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00.

Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital

The Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital was established
by the governments of the countries of China and Japan
as a modern, full-service hospital on 23 October, 1984.
The hospital is located on East Yinghua Road in Hepingli,
Chaoyang District. It occupies an area of 9.7 hectares,
and has floor space of 110,000 square meters at present.
It contains 1315 in-patient beds and 53 surgical beds.
Attached to the hospital is the Sino-Japanese Friendship

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Medical Institute and Training Center. The hospital focuses
on diagnosing difficult illnesses and treating life-threatening
conditions. It fuses Chinese and Western medicine, and
combines treatment, education, research, recovery, and
prevention into one system. Website: http://www.zryhyy.com.
cn/
Telephone of International Medical Department: 64222952

Pharmacies
Opposite the East Gate: Beijing Deweizhi Pharmacy.
Discounts are available upon application for a VIP card.
Information number: 62022268; Business hours: 07:30-21:30.
A night window is also available.

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 Insurance
In accordance with regulations from China’s Ministry
of Education and the Beijing City Education Committee,
international students are required to present English or
Chinese proof of insurance (originals or notarized copies) at
registration time (documentation in other languages is not
accepted), demonstrating that the insured individual, during
time spent studying at Beijing Normal University, possess
at least a 400,000 RMB worth individual maximum amount
of compensation (or the equivalent in foreign currency)
for overseas medical care and accidental injury. Students
who are unable to provide proof will not be accepted as
international students at Beijing Normal University.
As recommended by the China Ministry of Education,
students may also purchase international student insurance
from China Ping’an Insurance Co, (Students studying for one
semester pay a premium of 300 RMB; students studying for
one year pay a premium of 600 RMB. The insurance covers
hospital fees for clinic emergency treatment, clinic operation,
hospitalization expenses as well as other accidental injury.
For information on compensation and other issues, please
refer to The Brief Introduction to Insurance for International
Students in China or visit www.lxbx.net.

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 Amusements
Activities organized by Office of International
Visiting Scholars & Students’ Affairs
Monthly Attractions
Long-term international students are entitled to take part in
entertainment or tourism activities once a month. For specific
dates, please refer to the monthly messages for international
students.
Website: http://www.bnulxsh.com

Winter break travel

For each winter vacation, the Office arranges an outing
for students. The journey is arranged on the weekend after
the autumn semester, and students who on full Chinese
government scholarships are granted discounts. For detailed
information, please browse the notices on the website or refer
to the December Newsletter for international students.

Language practice
To strengthen communication between Chinese and
international students and to promote international students’
familiarity with Chinese society, we arrange interactions
between Chinese and international students, such as
“language practice” and other activities, so that international
students can dive into Chinese business and the countryside
to receive a fuller picture of Chinese society. The language
practice is usually planned for the end of April. Please check
your email box to obtain timely information.

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 Entertainment
To enjoy your life studying abroad and to get a sense of
Chinese culture, you should not miss the museums, clubs,
cinemas and bars in Beijing. But you do not want to waste
time and return empty-handed if you are ignorant as to the
locations and curtain times of those nearby cinemas, opera
houses, clubs, theaters, and museums. You can call ahead to
avoid disappointing circumstances.

Tea houses, cafe and bars around campus

Name Address Notes Phone
Coffee, wireless
Sculpting in opposite the
Internet 62237224
Time Cafe South Gate
connection
200 m west of
Qingxinquan the South gate,
Tea art 62276623
Tea Art on the south
side
200 m west of
Mingxiang Tea the South gate,
Teahouse 62234805
House on the south
side
Water bar, open
Opposite the
Aidi Water Bar 24 hours, 18 82089797
East Gate
yuan/person
North of the Sub-branch of
Tike Street Cafe 58805226
small East Gate 12 Oak Coffee
Café, wireless
1st floor of Liyun
12 Oak Coffee Internet ——
Apartment
connection
Water bar, open
Bishuige Tea Opposite the
24 hours, 18 62010507
House East Gate
yuan/person
50 m north of Coffee house,
Fulaixuan Cafe the East Gate, wireless Internet 62076561
east side connection
1 Xinkang Street
UBC Coffee, (300 m east of
Cafe 82029941
Dewai branch the Jingshi Hotel
crossroads)
15-3
Aidebao
Xinjiekouwai Western food,
Western Food 62358887
Street (north of coffee
and Coffee
the East Gate)

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Bake & cake houses around the campus
Name Address Telephone
Opposite the East
Daoxiangcun 84043305
Gate
Golden Phoenix North of the East Gate 13301173123
West of the North
62354106
Gate
200 m west of the
Weiduomei Beitaipingzhuang 62015901
crossroads, north side
South of the Jingshi
Holliland Hotel crossroads, east 62377159
side
South of Xiaoxitian
Honey Puff ------
decorated archway

Bars in Beijing
In Beijing, bars are concentrated into 4 districts:
Sanlitun Bar Oblique Street, Chaoyang District
Shichahai and Ping’an Street
Wang Jing
Xingba Road east of the Yansha Bridge

Cinemas around the campus

Friendly tips: 1: For descriptions of new films you can consult
web pages of .Xinyinglian online (http://nfa.mtime.com/) or
Xingmei online (http://www.xmmovie.com).
2: Prices: For major films, the standard ticket price is noted as
￥ ￥less than 30 Yuan; ￥30-50 Yuan; ￥ ￥ ￥more than 50
Yuan

Cinemas Address Phone Time Conditions Price

Dongcheng District
Dahua 82 North Dongdan
65274420 09:40-22:00 4 show halls ￥￥￥
Cinema Street
Dongcheng
85 East
Library 64042764 13:00-19:45 Large hall ￥￥
Jiaodaokou Street
Cinema
Basement of
Oriental Plaza, 1 5 show halls
Star City 85185399 09:00-22:00 ￥￥￥
East Chang’an 1 luxury hall
Avenue

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 5th floor of
Xindong‘an
Dong’an Market, 65281838
Cinema
Wangfujing
Dongsi
Large hall/
Workers’
46 FulongsiStreet 64031596 09:00-20:30 small hall/ ￥￥￥
Cultural
luxury hall
Theater
Xicheng District
Beijing Youth
68 Nanxiao Jie, Large hall/
Palace 66152241 09:00-20:10 ￥￥
Xizhimen Small hall
Theater
Large hall/
30 Yangrou middle hall/
Geology Hall 66168376 09:30-20:20 ￥￥
Hutong, Xisi small hall/
VIP room
Large hall/
small hall/
Honglou 156, Xi’anmen
66051908 09:00-21:00 TV hall/ ￥￥￥
Cinema Street
double
compartment
Shengli Large hall/
55 East Xisi Street 66160370 09:30-20:40 ￥￥￥
Cinema small hall
Basement of
Capital Times Capital Times
83913645 09:30-21:30 4 show halls ￥￥￥
Cinema Square, 88 West
Chang’an Avenue
Xicheng
Workers’ 24 South Yuetan Large hall/
68583461 09:00-21:15 ￥￥￥
Cultural Street small hall
Theater
Xinjiekou 69 Xizhimennei Lreat hall/
62252767 10:30-22:00 ￥￥￥
Cinema Street luxury hall
Haidian District
Guo’an Drama Jia-16 East Lreat hall/
62026328 09:00-22:00 ￥￥
Theater Huayuan Road small hall
National 33 South
Large hall/
Library Music Zhongguancun 88545731 08:30-21:20 ￥￥￥
small hall
Hall Street
Haidian 28 Zhongguancun Large hall/
62558026 14:00-21:30 ￥￥
Cinema Street small hall
44 South
Huaxing 4 large
Shuangyushu 10:00-
International 82111570 halls/1 ￥￥￥
Science Academy morning
Film City luxury hall
Road
Wudaokou
Large hall/
Workers’ Club 23 Chengfu Road 62316688 per film ￥￥
small hall
Cinema
to 21:10
25 Xinjiekouwai 62254488 Large hall/
China Cinema (closed M-F ￥￥￥
Street -4299 small hall
mornings)

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 3rd floor of La Vita,
Zhongguancun
09:00- Large hall/
Megabox Plaza Shopping 59863777 ￥￥￥
midnight small hall
Mall, Haidian
District
Chao Yang District
Beijing Building 10, Block Large hall/
64911228 13:00-20:00 ￥￥￥
Theater 3, Anhui Beili small hall
36, North Luxury hall/
Chaoyang
Dongsanhuan 65068116 16:00-22:00 standard ￥￥￥
Theater
Road hall
17 Jintai Road,
Chaoyang
Xiaozhuang, Large hall/
Cultural 85993958 08:30-21:00 ￥￥￥
outside small hall
Museum
Chaoyangmen
Global Trade
UME (Anzhen 58257733 10:00- Large hall/
Center, west of ￥￥￥
branch) -125 midnight small hall
Anzhen Bridge
Hongxia 13 Hongxia Road,
64371383 14:30-19:30 Large hall ￥
Cinema Jiuxian Bridge
Courtyard of Large hall/
Hujialou
Xiaoxinzhuang 65931765 10:00-20:00 compar- ￥￥￥
Cinema
Street tment
Building 404, Large hall/
Jinsong
Middle Jinsong 67782727 09:00-22:45 compart- ￥￥￥
Cinema
Street ment
Chinese
Great hall/
Puppet Jia-1, Anhua xili 64254849 14:00-20:40
small hall
Theater
10,
Ziguang
Chaoyangmenwai 65022006 09:30-20:35 Large hall ￥￥
Cinema
Street
Xuanwu District
Daguanlou
No 36, Da Zha
Widescreen 63030551 09:30-20:30 Large hall ￥￥￥
Lan Street
Cinema
China Film Large hall/
85 Tianqian
Entertainment 63034485 09:00-21:30 small hall/ ￥￥￥
Market
Palace compartment

Theaters in Beijing
Peking Opera
Chang’an Grand Theater Liyuan Drama Theater
Address: 7 Jiannei Street Address: 1st floor of Qianmen Restaurant
Telephone: 65101309 Telephone: 63016688-8860

Huguang Guildhall Renmin drama theater

Address: 3 Hufangqiao Road, Xuanwu Address: 74 Huguosi Road, Xicheng
Telephone: 63518284 Telephone: 66181634

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Folk arts
Laoshe Tea House Tianqiao Lerong Garden
Address: 3 West Qianmen Street Address: No 113, Tianqiao
Telephone: 63036830 Telephone: 63040617

Acrobatics
Chaoyang Drama Theater
Address: 36, North Dongsanhuan Road
Telephone: 65072421

Song & dance

Poly Theater Century Theater
Address: 14 South Dongzhimen Address: 21st Century Hotel, 40
South Street Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang
Telephone: 65001188-5682/5127 Telephone: 64683311

Beijing Theater Beijing Exhibition Theater

Address: Building 10, block 3, Anhuili, Address: 135,Xizhimenwai Street
Chaoyang
Telephone: 64911228 Telephone: 68354455

Workers’ Gymnasium Capital Gymnasium

Address: Sanlitun, Chaoyangmenwai Address: 54, Baishiqiao Road, Haidian
Street
Telephone: 65016655 Telephone: 88318421

Puppets
Chinese Puppetry Theater
Address: Jia-1, Anhua Xili
Telephone: 64254847

Symphony
Beijing Music Hall Zhongshan Music Hall
Address: 1 North Xinhua Street Address: Zhongshan Park, 4 Zhonghua
Telephone: 66055812 Road, Dongcheng
Telephone: 65598285

Drama
Capital Theater Chinese Children’s Art Theater
Address: 22 Wangfujing Street Address: 64 Dong’anmen Street
Telephone: 65249847 Telephone: 65134121

Central Academy of Drama Experimental Theater

Address: 39 Dongmianhua Hutong, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng
Telephone: 64017894

Comprehensive
National Centre for the Performing Arts

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Address: 2 west Chang’an Avenue, Xicheng
Telephone: 66550000

Museums in Beijing
The Palace Museum
Features: This imperial palace from the Ming and Qing
dynasties was originally called the Forbidden City and is
currently China’s largest and most complete complex of
ancient architecture.
Hours: April 1-October 31: 08:30~17:00 (Last entry: 16:10;
last tickets are sold at 16:00)
November 1-March 31: 08:30~16:30 (Last entry: 15:40; last
tickets are sold at 15:30)
Admission: April 1-October 31: 60 yuan; Novemer 1-March
31: 40 yuan
The Treasure Gallery: additional 10 yuan
The Hall of Clocks: additional 10 yuan 20 yuan for students
Location: 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng District
Transportation: Bus routes Special 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 22,
37, 52, 54, 120, 726, 728, 802 and 826 to Tian’anmen Station
or Zhongshan Park Station; subway line 1 to Tian’anmen East
or West Station.
Telephone: 85111576/85111567
Website: http://www.dpm.org.cn/index12801024.html

Chinese History Museum

Features: The primary duty of this national museum is to
collect important historical artifacts. The exhibitions in the
museum represent a general Chinese history from the
Yuanmou ape-man of 1.7 million years ago to the foundation
of Republic of China in 1912.
Hours: 08:30~16:30 (closed on Mondays)
Admission: 30 yuan
Location: East side of Tian’anmen Square
Transportation: Bus routes 1, 2, 4, 20, 10, 120, 54, 57, 802
and Special 4 go direct.
Telephone: 65128901
Website: http://www.chnmuseum.cn/

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Capital Museum
Features: This is a local museum run by the national
government, and features general subject matter. It is located
in the Confucian Temple on Guozijian Street in Dongcheng.
The museum, contains nearly 200,000 precious artifacts
excavated from in the Beijing area or handed down through
the ages. Cultural relics include stone objects, bronzes,
ceramics, paintings and calligraphy, jade articles, ancient
money, stone inscriptions, the four treasures of the study
(writing brush, ink stick, ink slab, and paper) and crafts.
Hours: 09:00-17:00 (last entry: 16:00; closed on Mondays)
Admission: free
Reservation: reserve online or by telephone at least one
day beforehand; collect the ticket with valid certificate before
16:00 of the visiting day
Location: 16 Fuxingmen Outer Street, Xicheng District
Transportation: Bus routes 1, 4, 52 to Gonghui Dalou Station,
37 to Sanlihe Donglu Nankou Station, 650, 45, 26, 727, 717
and 937 to Baiyun Road Station
Telephone: 63370491/63370492, 63393339 (reservation)
Website: http://www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/

Beijing Natural History Museum

Features: This comprehensive museum of natural science
comprises four basic exhibitions and a dinosaur exhibit.
Hours: 09:00~17:00 (Tuesday to Sunday; last entry: 16:00)
Admission: free
Reservation: reserve online or by telephone (67027702;
09:00~16:00 Tuesday to Sunday) one day beforehand; collect
the ticket with valid certificate before 16:00 of the visiting day
(Collecting time: 09:00-16:00 Tuesday to Sunday)
Location: 126 South Tianqiao Street, Chongwen.
Transportation: Bus routes 2, 17, 20, 25, 35, 105, 106, or 110
to Tianqiao station.
Telephone: 67024431,67027702 (reservation)
Website: http://www.bmnh.org.cn/

Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall

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Features: This Hall introduces the rich history of Beijing,
presents the great achievements of contemporary city
planning and construction, and shows the bright future of the
development of Beijing.
Hours: 09:00~17:00 (closed on Mondays)
Admission: Exhibition Hall: 30 yuan; Multimedia Theatre: 10
yuan
Location: 20 Qianmen East Street, Chongwen District
Transportation: Bus routes 744, 9, 821, 729, 110, 703, 808,
Special 2 and 848 to Qianmen Station; subway line 2 to
Qianmen Station
Telephone: 67024559
Website: http://www.bjghzl.com.cn/

Beijing Museum of Ancient Architecture

Features: This museum is primarily engaged in the collection,
safekeeping, investigation and exhibition of ancient Chinese
architecture, its history, culture, and techniques.
Hours: 09:00~16:00 (closed on Mondays)
Admission: 15 yuan
Location: 21 Dongjing Road, Xiannongtan, Xuanwu.
Transportation: Bus routes 17, 20, 36, or 54 to Xiannongtan
Station.
Telephone: 63172150, 63045608
Website: http://www.beijingmuseum.gov.cn

The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC)

Features: The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) is
a national museum dedicated to the collection, research
and exhibitions of modern and contemporary artistic works
in China. The museum houses more than 100,000 pieces
of various collections, most of which are creations around
the establishment of new China. Some collections are
masterpieces from the late Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty
and the early Republic of China.
Hours: 09:00~17:00 (last entry: 16:00)
Admission: 20 yuan
Location: 1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District

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Transportation: Bus routes 111, 103, 104, 108, 814, 846 and
420 to The National Art Museum Station
Telephone: 64017076
Website: http://www.namoc.org/

Beijing Art Museum

Features: This comprehensive art museum is located in the
Wanshou Temple on Suzhou Street in Haidian. It portrays
the essence of Chinese ancient art in from aspects, and has
been called the “bright pearl of Chinese arts.”
Hours: 09:00~16:00 (closed on Mondays)
Admission: 20 yuan; 10 yuan for students
Location: Wanshou Temple, Suzhou Street, Haidian District
Transportation: Bus routes 323, 374, 817, or 811 to Wanshou
Temple Station. The museum is on the east side of the road.
Telephone: 68413380/68419391

Geological museum of China

Features: This is China’s largest and earliest-established
comprehensive earth-science museum, as well as the largest
comprehensive earth-science museum in all of Asia.
Hours: 09:00~16:00 (closed on Mondays)
Admission: 30 yuan; 15 yuan for students
Location: 15 Xisi Yangrou Hutong, Xicheng District
Transportation: Bus routes 13, 22, 101, 102, 103, 105, 109
and 808 to Xisi Station.
Telephone: 66557858
Website : http://www.gmc.org.cn/

Nationality Culture Palace Museum

Feature: Is a building of unique model and intense nationality
style, it includes 30,000 historical, religional and ethical
cultural-relics of minority nationalities as well as over 200
kinds of Beiye lection in Devanagari.
Hours: 09:00~16:00
Admission: 5 yuan
Location: No 49, Fuxingmen Inner Street, Xicheng District
Transportation: Bus routes 7,10,15,61 to Nationality Culture

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Palace Station. The museum is on the north side of the road.
Telephone: 66062232/66016806

Beijing Folk Arts Museum

Features: This museum is the only state-run museum for folk
arts in Beijing. Different types of exhibitions are frequently
held here to introduce traditional Beijing folk arts. Moreover,
various activities are usually organized to celebrate the
Spring Festival, Dragon-boat Festival, Mid-autumn Festival,
Double-ninth Festival and many other traditional festivals.
Hours: 09:00~16:00 (closed on Mondays)
Admission: 10 yuan; 5 yuan for students
Location: 141 Chaoyangmen Outer Street
Transportation: Bus routes 101, 109, 110, 112, 750, 813, 846,
855 and 858 to Shenlujie Station
Telephone: 65510151 /65514148
Website: http://www.dym.com.cn/

National Palace Museum

Features: This imperial palace from the Ming and Qing
dynasties was originally called the Forbidden City and is
currently China’s largest and most complete complex of
ancient architecture.
Transportation: Bus routes 1, 4, 20, 52, or 57 to Tian’anmen
Station, walk through Tian’anmen Gate and Ruimen to
reach Wumen (the front gate); routes 101, 103, or 109 to
Shenwumen Station (the rear gate).
Location: 4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng.
Hours: 08:30~16:00 each day; ticket sales halt at 15:30. The
museum is open all year around.
Telephone: 65131892

Beijing’s Hutongs
Friendly tips: (1) Beijing is characterized by the hutong, a kind
of ancient alleyway. There are thousands of hutongs i Beijing,
most of which were formed in the Yuan, Ming and Qing
dynasties.
At present, hutong tourism follows two routes, one in the

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south and one in the north. Hutongs on the south route
are concentrated around Qianmen; most were houses of
common people in the Ming and Qing dynasties, so they
are comparatively narrow. Hutongs on the north route are
clustered in the neighborhood of Shichahai (Houhai); the
grand homes of Beijing’s aristocracy can be found here.
(2) When visiting a hutong, do not forget to look around a
siheyuan (4-sided courtyard home). Beijing’s, siheyuans
are tranquil and full of an intense sense of real life. Yards
are square and nicely sized. In the yards are arrangements
of stones and flowers, with miniature gardens of flowering
crabapples (haitang) and pomegranates the preferred
choices. In addition, large vats of goldfish are believed to
bring people good luck. Siheyuan truly is an ideal living space
where one can be fully immersed in the nature, making it a
top choice for modern people.
(3) Open corridors divide the courtyard into several spaces of
different sizes without cutting any space off completely. These
spaces bleed into each other, creating multiple layers of real
and imagined scenery, of light and shadow, creating a space
well-suited to everyday life.
(4): Traveling through the hutongs by traditional three-
wheeled cycles adds another dimension to the experience.

Tourism routes of Siheyuans and Hutongs in Beijing

Setting off from the north gate of Beihai Park on a traditional
3-wheel cycle (2 persons per vehicle), the guide will take
you to the first station--the Bell Tower. Leaving the Bell
Tower, your carriage will pass the hutongs, traveling along
Shichahai until Yingding Bridge. From there, you can wander
on foot through hutongs that are brimming with folk flavor,
all the while listening to your guide explanation about the
cultural significance of hutongs and siheyuans. Entering
the courtyards of ordinary residents, you can gain an
understanding of local habits and customs.
Friendly tips: (1) It takes about two and a half hours to
complete the journey.
(2) Reservation hotline for the hutong tour: 84634451,

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84634452.
(3) Nan Luoguxiang and Guozijian are also very popular with
tourists.

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 Top Destinations
Tian’anmen Square
Located in the heart of the city, the square stretches 880
meters from south to north and 500 meters from east to west.
Covering an area of 440,000 square meters, it is the largest
square in the world. Each day thousands of tourists arrive for
sightseeing, touring and photography. National Day, when it
is decorated with thousands of fresh flowers and fountains, is
when the Square is at its most beautiful time.
Telephone: 65243322.
Transportation: Bus route 22 from the East Gate to Qianmen
Station.

Palace Museum (gugong)

Also called Forbidden City, this was the center of power for
the last two feudal dynasties of China--the Ming and the Qing.
In total, 24 emperors in succession lived in the palace. The
Palace Museum is currently the largest and most complete
wooden palace complex in history. It is located at the center
of China’s Imperial capital - Beijing, and covers an area of
720,000 square meters. Surrounded by a tall wall and a
52-meter-wide moat, the palace contains 8704 rooms of
every description. It is said that it took hundreds of thousands
of workmen and millions of labors 15 years to construct the
Imperial Palace. The museum is luxuriant - grand in scale,
austere in layout, and exquisite in architectural composition.
It holds an abundance of rare treasures that embody the
characteristics of ancient Chinese architecture, culture and
the arts.
Telephone: 85111576/85111567.
Transportation: Bus route 810 from the East Gate goes direct.

The Great Wall

The Great Wall lies in the north of China, stretching from
Shanhai Pass in the east to the Jiayu Pass in the west.
Altogether 6,700 kilometers long, it is also known as the ten
thousand-li great wall. The Great Wall was originally built

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during the Spring & Autumn (Chunqiu) and Warring States
(Zhan guo) periods more than 2,000 years ago as separate
walls that were connected together after China was united
in the Qin dynasty. Since then, construction of the Great
Wall was sustained for over 2,000 years. Along the wall
are hundreds of gates and passes, as well as thousands
of lookout towers and beacon towers, breaking the wall’s
monotony; the alternating highs and lows lend the wall a
ruggedness that is full of artistic charm.
Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing County can be reached by
the 919 bus.
Telephone: 69121383, 69121617.
Mutianyu Great Wall in Huairou District can be reached by
the #6 tourist bus or the special 916 line at Dongzhimen.
Telephone: 61626022.
Simatai Great Wall in Miyun County can be reached by the
#12 tourist bus.
Telephone: 69031051, 69035022.
Juyong Pass Great Wall in Changping District can be reached
by the #1 tourist bus, the #4 tourist bus, or the 919 bus.
Telephone: 69771665.

Ming Tombs
These tombs, located in the basin under the Tianshou
Hill in Changping County, belong to 13 emperors from the
Ming dynasty,. Among the tombs, the most famous are
Changling and Dingling. The impressive palaces and majestic
atmosphere of Changling, the ancestor tomb among the 13,
is located at the heart of the tomb area.
Telephone: 60763388 (Changling), 60761424 (Dingling)
Transportation: Bus route 919 from the East Gate to
Changping, transfer to the 314 bus to Dingling or Changling.

The Summer Palace

Located at 19 Xinjiangongmen Road, the Palace was
formerly a royal garden and imperial dwelling during the
Qing dynasty. It consists of Longevity Hill and Kunming
Lake, covering a total area of 290.8 hectares, of which three

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quarters is water. Famous scenic spots include the Long
Corridor, and the 17-Arch Bridge. As a world famous royal
garden, the Summer Palace is graced with beautiful scenery,
elegant garden art and exquisite historical artifacts.
Telephone: 62881144 ext. 611 or 209

Yuanmingyuan (The Old Summer Palace)

Located at 28 Qinghuaxi Road. Originally built circa the
46th year of Kangxi’s reign (1707), Yuanmingyuan comprises
Yuanming Garden, Changchun Garden and Yichun Garden,
covering a total area of 350 hectares. A masterpiece of
Chinese architectures and gardens, Yuanmingyuan is valued
as the “Garden among Chinese.” In its prime, it contained
an abundance of precious artwork and books which were
plundered and set ablaze in October, 1860, by Anglo-
French forces. Later the gardens were subject to long-term
theft and destruction, leaving them in ruins. In mid-autumn,
Yuanmingyuan is a preferred place to view the moon.
Telephone: 62551488.

The Temple of Heaven

This temple, the largest surviving altar complex in China,
was formerly a place where emperors in the Ming and Qing
dynasties went to offer sacrifices to heaven for good harvests.
The Temple of Heaven is famous for its strict architectural
layout, unique building structure, and magnificent building
decoration. Covering a total area of 2.7 million square meters,
it is divided into the Inner Altar and Outer Altar. The Main
Buildings are in the Inner Altar on the north-south axis. At
the southern end are the Circular Mound Altar (Huanqiu tan)
and the Imperial Vault of Heaven (Huang qiongyu); at the
northern end are the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (Qinian
dian) and the Hall of Imperial Zenith (Huangqian dian). The
southern and northern structures are connected by a corridor
called the Red Stairway Bridge (Danbi qiao). In the outer
altar, verdant cypresses surround the inner altar, increasing
the grandeur and magnificence of the main buildings. The
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under principles of acoustics, displaying the advanced state
of ancient Chinese architecture.
Telephone: 67028866-8271.
Transportation: Bus route 22 from the East Gate to Xisi,
transfer to the 814 bus to the South Gate of the Temple of
Heaven.

Marco Polo Bridge (Lugou Qiao)

The bridge sits on the Yongding River in Lugouqiao Town,
Fengtai District. Originally built in the Jin dynasty, it is almost
810 years old and is the oldest surviving stone arch bridge
in Beijing. Yongding River was formerly called Lugou River,
after which the bridge is named. In the stele pavilion at the
east end of the bridge stands a white-marble stele on which
Emperor Qianlong inscribed four Chinese characters: Lu Gou
Xiao Yue (Lugou dawn moon). The stele is one of the eight
scenic spots of Yanjing (another name for Beijing). In the
travel diary of the Italian traveler Marco Polo, Lugou Bridge is
praised as “the world’s best, most unique bridge.” East of the
bridge is Wanping County, a town established in the late Ming
Dynasty to protect the capital. On July, 7, 1937, Lugou Bridge
Incident took place here, igniting the war of resistance against
Japan. Even now, bullet holes can be seen in the walls of
the town. Wanping County has become a major historical
commemorative site. In the northern part of town stands the
Memorial Museum of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese
War and to the east is the Cemetery for the Martyrs of the
Anti-Japanese War. The gate tower bears a memorial for the
July 7th Incident and the Museum of Chinese Stone Bridges.
Telephone: 83894614.
Transportation: Bus route 38 from the East Gate to
Changchun Road, transfer to the 964 bus to Marco Polo
Bridge..

The Former Residence of Prince Gong (Gong Wang Fu)

Gong Wang Fu is located on West Qianhai Street in Xicheng
District. Out of all former princely residences, this one is the
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mansions and gardens; the mansions cover an area of 3.1
hectares and consist of 3 parts: east, middle and west. Each
section comprises multiple siheyuan, and behind these lies
a 160-meter-long 2-storey ridged covered building. Behind
the building lies the garden, which covers an area of 2.6
hectares. The structures here can also be divided into east,
middle, and western sections. The garden contains scattered
rock formations, artificial hills, winding corridors, pavilions,
ponds, flowers and trees. Because the mansions and
gardens are so grand and magnificent, the rooms and yards
so winding and illusionary, and blue water flows across the
entire scene, it has always been called the Rong Mansion
and the Grand View Garden from the famous novel A Dream
of Red Mansions.
Telephone: 66116050/66116051.
Transportation: Bus route 810 goes direct from the East Gate.

China Minorities Park

China Minorities Park is located at 1 Minzuyuan Road. This
park collects together traditional architecture, ethnic customs,
songs and dances, arts and crafts, and ethnic food of China’s
minority peoples into one large-scale ethnic culture base.
This is a major anthropological museum for the purpose of
rejuvenating, preserving, displaying, and researching the
culture, artifacts, and social life of China’s 56 ethnic groups.
The Ethnic Village in the northern section of the park contains
areas for Tibetan, Hmong, Yi, Dong, Taiwan Aboriginal,
Buyei, Korean, Hani, Dai, Va, Qiang, Daur, Jingpo, Ewenki,
Oroqen, and Hezhen minorities. Within the park there is also
the country’s largest cast-iron statue, the Panlong waterfall,
the sacred tree of Mr. Ali, and the Cangyuan cliff paintings.
The southern part of the park includes large attractions like
an ethnic museum and a sculpture plaza, as well as twenty
ethnic villages. The structures are constructed life-size, and
accurately portray the cultural heritage of each ethnic group.
Beijing’s China Minorities Park Museum is a completed
project incorporated into the national Olympic plan. It is an
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Olympics” idea as well as the theme of “Human Olympics,
Scientific Olympics, and Green Olympics.”
Telephone: 62063647, 62063646.
Transportation: Bus route 921 from the East Gate, to Beichen
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 Olympic Venues
The National Stadium—The Bird’s Nest
Located at the southern part of the Olympic Green in Beijing,
the National Stadium has a floor space of 258,000 square
meters. Its seating capacity amounts to 91,000, including
11,000 temporary seats. The venue hosted the opening
and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games and
Paralympics Games, the track and field competitions, and the
football finals. After the Olympics, the stadium has become a
large-scale sports and entertainment facility for the residents
of Beijing -- an architectural landmark and Olympic legacy.
Transportation: Bus route 939 from the East Gate, to West of
Beichen Bridge Station.

The National Aquatics Center—the Water Cube

Located at the Olympic Green, the National Aquatics Center
is one of the most important venues of 2008 Beijing Olympics.
It hosted the swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming
competitions. Lying at the two sides of the north part of the
center axis, the National Aquatics Center and the National
Stadium fully present the image of Beijing as a famous
historical and cultural city.
Transportation: Bus route 949 from the East Gate, to
Walinankou Station.

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 Parks
Longtan Lake Park
Longtan Lake Park is located at 8 Longtan Road, Chongwen
District. This park covers an area of 49.2 hectares, including
19.47 hectares of water area. The lakeshore is over 3,700
meters long; on the shore are weeping willows, while in the
lake the water reflects the hills and sky like a mirror. The
park is divided into 6 main scenic spots: Longyin Pavilion,
sitting on the water, is unique among Beijing’s garden
pavilions; Longtan comprises 14 hills piling on each other
and a 14.5-meter-high, 3-meter-wide waterfall against a
vertical rock formation; the Longzi Stone forest (shilin) is piled
with natural hills and steles. Here you can see the Chinese
word long (dragon) written in 229 different styles (oracle-
bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, Qin-seal script, and
so on). The words were inscribed by famous calligraphers
and personalities of the Shang, Qin, Zhou, Han, Jin, North
Wei, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties as well
as modern times; Longmen is the place where water enters
the garden. From the “dragon gate” stone protrude a pair of
dragon heads carved in white marble, and from the heads
water is spouted out into a dragon pool surrounded by
strange stones; Wanliu Hall is a garden of culture, containing
not only powerful flying dragons but delicately carved small
dragons as well.
Telephone: 67144336/67167319.
Transportation: Bus routes 6 or 807 to the Beijing Amusement
Park Station.

Beihai Park
Beihai Park is located at 1 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District,
to the north of Zhongnanhai. The residential gardens
for emperors during the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing
Dynasties, it is known as being made up of “hills and
pavilions for fairies”. Situated in central Beijing, Beihai Park is
one of the oldest and most authentically-preserved imperial
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is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese gardening. The park
occupies an area of 69 hectares, including a 39-hectare lake,
and can be divided into 3 scenic spots: Qionghua Island, East
Bank and North Bank. The garden, pavilions and towers are
nestled amid the beautiful scenery of lakes and hills, grass
and trees. The garden inherits ancient Chinese gardent
landscaping traditions and adopts advantageous techniques
from around China, making it the perfect combination of
the grandness of northern gardens and the graceful and
restrained charm of private gardens in the South. To this
fusion it adds the magnificence of imperial palaces and the
venerability of religious temples. Integrating all these facets
into one location, Beihai is a gem of the art of gardening.
Telephone: 64033225.
Transportation: Bus routes 5, 101, 102, or 814 to Beihai
Station; the 111 bus goes to the back entrance of Beihai.

Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park is located at 1 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District,
behind the Imperial Palace. This was the forbidden garden of
the emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Its five
peak pavilions are the emblems of the park. The middle peak
of Jingshan Hills measures 44.6 meters high (88.7 meters
above sea level). The center of old Beijing, it was the highest
place in the city at that time.
Telephone: 64038098.
Transportation: Bus routes 58 or 60 to East Jingshan Street;
the 101 or 814 bus to the Palace Museum.

Zhongshan Park
Located at 4 Zhonghua Road, Dongcheng District, west of
Tian’anmen Square. Originally built in 1421 (the 19th year of
the region of Ming Emperor Yongle), it was an Altar of Land
and Grain (sheji tan) for emperors in the Ming and Qing
dynasties to offer sacrifices the gods in charge of the ground
and the five grains. In 1914, the Altar of Land and Grain was
rebuilt into a park. It was initially called Central Park, but
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Sun Zhongshan. The park covers a total area of 240,000
square meters, and many old trees surround the altar. Most
of the trees are cypresses planted in Ming dynasty when the
altar was built, making them over 570 years old. Outside the
Southern Altar, seven cypress trees and “cypress-locust”
trees were planted in the Liao and Jin era; they are of the
most historic value.
Telephone: 66054594, 66055431.
Transportation: Bus routes 1, 2, 5, 20, 52, 22, or 54 to
Zhongshan Park or Tian’anmen Square;,subway or the 9 or
66 bus to the front gate of the park.

Xiangshan Park
Located in the eastern piedmont of the West Hills in Haidian
District, over 20 kilometers from Beijing proper. The peak of
the park is Xianglu Hill, which rises 557 meters above sea
level. Trees of all varieties number over 260,000, among
which are more than 5,800 old or rare trees. The park’s
scenery is viewable year-round, and the Red Leaf Festival in
the Autumn is particularly notable.
Telephone: 82590297, 62591264.
Transportation: Bus route 331 from the East Gate direct to
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 Amusement Parks and Others
798 Art Zone
798 Art Zone is located at Dashanzai, a place outside
the 4th Ring Road, northeast of Beijing. It was originally
the location of factories designed and built by the experts
of former G.D.R. In recent years, these deserted factories
have gradually been changed into an art district named 798
Art Zone. This Zone is characterized by its “Soho-style Art
District” and “Loft lifestyle”, which has received more and
more attention from both China and abroad.
Address: Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District.
Transportation: Bus route Y104 from the East Gate, to
Fangyuan Xili Station, then 405 to Dashanzi Lukounan.

Happy Valley
Beijing Happy Valley offers over 120 items including more
than 40 entertainment facilities, 50 cultural ecology scenic
areas, 10 art performances, 20 theme games and many other
fascinating items. Tourist can experience top entertainment
equipment such as Crystal Wing Roller Coaster, Titan Truck’s
Apollo Wheel, etc. They can also enjoy the romance and
mystery brought by Shangri-La Theme Park and Golden
Mask Dynasty.
Admission: 160 yuan; 140 yuan for students. Sometimes you
can get a ticket for only 100 yuan through certain online tour
group.
Transportation: subway line 2 from Jishuitan Station to Sihui
Station, then take a taxi to the Valley (about 15 yuan)
Image source: Happy Valley

Shijingshan Amusement Park

Located at the south of Xishan Scenic Area, this park covers
an area of 35 hectares. It is characterized by its Gothic
Cinderella Castle, Arabic Restaurant, European-style blue
bridge, Russian arch, etc. This park also has roller coaster,
royal carrousel and many other fascinating entertainment
facilities.

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Admission: 6 yuan for entrance; 50, 70 and 100 yuan coupon
tickets
Transportation: subway line 2 from Jishuitan Station to Bajiao
Amusement Park Station
Image source: Qianlong Website

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 Travel Agencies
China is a vast country with an abundance of resources.
Should you wish to tour outside of Beijing, it is a good idea to
consult with a travel agency.
Friendly tip: Select a relatively large-scale, formally-registered
agency, and sign a contract with the agency before embarking
on your tour.
China International Travel Service (Beijing)
http://www.citsbj.com/
Tel: 65150515
Head office of China Travel Service
http://www.ctsho.com/china/index.asp
Tel: 65593772/3835
Head office of China Youth Travel Service
http://www.cytsonline.com/
Tel: 58155888

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 Academic Life
Study
Study in the College of Chinese Language & Culture
(CCLC)
Placement Tests: Undergraduates and language students
of College of Chinese Language & Culture should attend a
placement test after registration. The test includes two parts,
a written exam and an oral exam, and is usually carried out
on the second or third day after your registration. You will be
informed in writing of the specific time and place of the test
when you register; your score, a main factor in determining
which class you will be assigned to, and curriculum
schedule will be published on the third day after the opening
ceremony. You may check the class-grouping results on
the website of the College of Chinese Language & Culture
(http://219.224.18.8/lxsmc/). You may also check the results
in the notice area of the lobby of No.1 International Student
Dormitory.

Purchasing Textbooks: Textbook purchasing is usually

arranged in the lobby in the First International Student
Dormitory on the day before classes formally begin.
Purchasing begins at 8:30 for students in classes 100~102
and at 13:30 for students in classes 201~402.
Note: If you plan on switching classes, please do not write
words in the book; doing so will prevent you from exchanging
them at no cost..

Lead Teacher: Each class of the College of Chinese

Language & Culture is provided with a lead teacher. If you
encounter issues concerning your studies, you may consult
your lead teacher, or you may go to the CCLC office (B-305
of the Main Building) for assistance.

Level Transfer: The CCLC permits no transfers among

classes in the same level. If you feel that your current level

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is unsuitable for you, you may apply for a level transfer.
Students who intend to transfer between levels may tell the
lead teacher, who will take care of the relevant procedures
at the Office. Transferring to a lower level requires no exam,
but transferring to a higher level requires an exam. For the
time and location of class-transfer exams, you may consult
your lead teacher. Students who receive a level-transfer
notice may go to the Resource Room (Room 107 of the 1st
apartment) to exchange their books. Please notice that the
level transfer date is arranged on the second week in new
semester.

Electives: In the CCLC, electives include calligraphy, Chinese

painting, Tai-chi, wushu, computer, Mandarin pronunciation
correction, extensive Chinese, a second language, Chinese
travel and geography, Chinese poem reading, translation,
selective reading of Chinese ancient text, modern literature,
Chinese history and culture, Chinese idioms, etc. Electives
begin two weeks into each term; the cost for each course is
roughly 400 to 600 RMB. Electives are an excellent way to
learn about Chinese culture. Please be aware of the notices
on electives so that you don’t miss out.

Classes: Nine levels of classes are available at CCLC,

numbered as follows: 100, 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302,
401, and 402. 101 stands for the first semester of grade one,
101 stands for the second semester of grade two, and so on.
Suffix numbers “01, 02……” following the class code indicate
different classes of the same Chinese level.

Level Skipping: Language students whose marks are all over

90, or who have received at least 85 in special cases may
apply to their lead teacher for permission to skip a level.
Note: Returning students applying for level skipping needn’t
attend level-transfer exams. Undergraduate students may not
skip levels.

HSK Exam: Hanyu shuiping kaoshi (HSK) is a standardized

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exam to test the Chinese proficiency of persons whose
mother tongue is not Chinese (this includes foreigners,
overseas Chinese, and minority individuals). The HSK score
is a necessary part of application materials for students who
wish to enroll in undergraduate, masters or doctoral courses
in China. There are two types currently: old version and
new version. The old version of HSK exams are divided into
three levels: basic exams held twice a year, elementary to
intermediate exams held four times a year, and advanced
exams held twice a year. The new version of HSK exams are
divided into three levels: basic, intermediate and advance
ones. Students can apply for the old version of HSK in BNU
Teaching Service Center (A-102 in Main Building). About
one month before the exam, BNU Teaching Service Center
and CCLC will post a notice in the board of office to inform
students of the application and exam time. You may also
browse the HSK website at http://www.hsk.org.cn to learn
about the latest trends on HSK exams. Be sure not to miss
your chance to apply. Besides above two HSK exams,
Hanban also sets up a new HSK exam which is divided into a
written form (from one to six levels) and an oral form (basic,
intermediate and advanced level). Please visit http://www.
hanban.org/hanyukaoshi.php for details.

Extended Study: In April and October of each year, the

International Students Office conducts study-extension
procedures for language students who are about to graduate
but who still wish to continue their studies in BNU. Please
take your student ID card and extension fee (300 RMB) to
carry out the extension procedure in International Students
Office.

Special Notice for Undergraduates

Undergraduate conference: Held in the 2nd week of each
semester. In the conference, administrative regulations and
teaching plans are introduced, and marks and earned credits
from the previous semester are checked. The conference
offers substantial assistance to your studies, so you must be

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sure to attend.

Credit Exams: After enrollment, standard undergraduates are

placed in grade one, and are arranged into different classes
according to their language levels. Students in classes 102
and above need to participate in and pass credit exams from
level 101 up to the class they are enrolled in; undergraduates
placed in classes 201~06 after enrollment should take part
in the credit exams for levels 101 and 102. Transfer students
who are distributed in classes 202 and above need to
participate in and pass credit exams from level 201 up to the
level they are enrolled in. Credit exams are held twice a year:
exams for 101 and 102 classes are held during the second
week of May; while those for 201 and 202 classes are held
during the first week of December. Exams are purely written,
and a passing grade is 60. Students who test 60 and higher
are granted course credit.

Course Exemption: Undergraduates who wish to be exempted

from certain courses should submit an exemption application
to the college at the end of the term and take part in the exam
of the course to which they have applied. Students scoring 80
or higher will be exempted from the course.

Language Practice: Undergraduates must attend at least two

sessions of language practice during their four year tenure,
and they must submit practice reports to the CCLC office
before the end of the semester in which they conduct the
practice. Reports must be at least 800 words long. Students
who fail to submit the report on time will not receive credit for
the language practice.

Bachelor’s Degree: Students who have not yet obtained their

bachelor's degree and who pass the advanced level of the
HSK exam (level 9~11) within two years of graduation may
apply for their bachelor's degree. Should they failed to obtain
an advanced HSK certificate within two years, they may not
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Graduation Thesis: Students in the graduating class (early-
graduation students included) should determine the theme of
their graduation thesis at the beginning of their final semester.
Twelve weeks are given to complete the paper. Only after
finishing the paper and passing the oral examination will the
undergraduate diploma be awarded..

Transcripts: Transcripts issued by the CCLC are in Chinese.

If you need an English version, please go to the File Building
(to the north part of Chemistry Building) for a translation.

Studying in Colleges or Departments other than CCLC

Studying with Chinese students is an immensely precious
life experience that deserves to be cherished. Make more
Chinese friends – they will not only help you to learn more
about China’s local conditions and customs, but they can
offer assistance in many areas, from note-taking to course
selection. They will bring relaxation and enjoyment to your
life at BNU; these international friendships will last after your
graduation and will become a treasure that you can enjoy for
the rest of your life.

Registration: Students in colleges or departments other than

CCLC should take the Department Admission Notice issued
each term by the International Student Office to the office of
their college or department for registration. Students who do
not register may not proceed with their studies.

Online Course Selection: For all undergraduates in BNU

(except for students in CCLC), education follows a policy
of online course selection, divided into two stages. The first
stage, course-selection week, is usually arranged during
the last one or two weeks of each semester. During the
second stage, students may cancel, correct, or confirm
their selections; this stage is usually arranged during the
first one or two weeks of a semester. Students who fail to
select courses online may not attend classes or exams, and
may not obtain credits. Please browse the homepage of the

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Teaching Service Center (http://jwc.bnu.edu.cn/) and that of
the Educational Administration Network Management System
(http://sctl1.bnu.edu.cn/) to obtain the latest information about
online course-selection.
Notes: (1) When selecting courses, the student ID number on
your student card issued by the International Student Office is
required for undergraduate students.
(2) Each course has a seat limit. When the limit is reached,
you may no longer select it, so plan your selections as early
as possible in order to obtain a seat in your desired courses.
(3) Once selected, all courses require your attendance in
lectures and exams; otherwise, you will not receive any
credit. If you wish to cancel your selection, use the Internet to
change your selection during the adjustment week.
(4) If the number of participants in a course does not reach
the specified number, the course will be canceled and
students who have selected the course may select other
courses. After your selection, be sure to browse the latest
news on the webpage of the Teaching Service Center to
ensure that you do not miss your chance for re-selection.
(5) During course-selection week, some computer rooms will
be opened by the Teaching Service Center for students to
select their courses. You must have your student ID with you..
For more details please refer to the website of the Teaching
Service Center.
(6) If you have any questions about course selection, you
may consult the Teaching Service Center (Main Building,
Room A-102. Telephone: 58803684)

Foreign Language course: A Foreign Language is not

compulsory for international students other than those
from the CCLC. Starting with sophomores (freshmen are
excluded), students may take a language as an elective. To
do so they must attend a placement test during the first week
of the fall semester., and the test results will determine the
corresponding level of your foreign-language course.

Overview of China: This course is compulsory for your

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diploma. Students selecting this course must register in the
College of Chinese Language & Culture during the first week
of each Autumn semester.

Offices of each college/department: Students should go to

the office of their college/department to discuss with their
teachers issues concerning course selection, credit, and
other problems. The following phone numbers and addresses
are essential. Remember: Humanities offices are primarily in
the Main Building.

Address & telephone list of the each college/department

College/department name Location Phone
College of Chinese Room B305, Main
58800390
Language & Culture Building
Faculty of Education Room 310 in NO.3 Yard 58804098
College of Chinese Room A704 & B718, Main
58807751/7993
Language & Literature Building
Room B624, Main
School of History 58807995
Building
College of Philosophy &
Room A801, Main Building 58807792
Sociology
School of Political Science
Room B411, Main Building 58808319
& International Studies
Room B410, Main
School of Law 58802748
Building
School of Economics and Room B513, Main
58806890
Business Administration Building
School of Foreign Room 320, 4th Teaching
58808021
Languages & Literatures Building
College of Art &
Room 422, Art Building 58809248
Communication
Educational
College of Mathematical Administration Office, on
58807763
Science the 1st floor or the 8th
Teaching Building
Room 127, 10th Teaching
Department of Physics 58808030
Building
Room 120, Chemistry
College of Chemistry 58807673
Building
Room 227, 10h teaching
Department of Astronomy 58807832
building
Room 360, Biology/
School of Geography 58807658
Geography Building
Room 205, Environment-
Environmental School 58802989
Science Building

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College of Life Sciences 58809898
Geography Building
College of Information Room 301, Electronics
58808416
Science & Technology Building
Room 501, Yingdong
Psychology School 58808866
Building
College of P.E. and Sports Room 129, in Gym
58807842
Science Building
Department of Material
Southern Yard of BNU 58806220
Science & Engineering
School of Management Room Main Building, A511 58805543/2806
College of Resources Room B617, Science and
58808405
Science &Technology Technology Building

Discipline: BNU observes strict discipline. All students must abide by all the
regulations to finish their studies smoothly.

Asking for Leave: If you are to be absent for more than 3 days due to illness or
accident, you must obtain a leave note from either website (www.bnulxsh.com)
or the International Students Office. Only after the note is signed by the principal
of your college/department and returned to the Office does the leave note take
effect.

Attendance Check: Don’t skip class! If your absences amount to one third or
more of your total class hours, you will be deprived of the right to take part in the
final exam. Your final score will be 0, and, according to the regulations of Student
Status Management, you will be charged fees to retake the course.

Absences: Never be absent without reason! Students whose absences total

50 class hours or more will be dismissed. Opportunities to study deserve to be
cherished – study hard and improve yourself!

Exams: Advanced exams are not permitted by BNU. In general, students who
miss exams may not take part in make-up exams unless their reasons are
extraordinary, in which case they must apply to their college/department for
permission to attend a make-up exam. Otherwise, a score of 0 will be assigned.

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 Libraries
BNU Library: Located at the heart of BNU, north of the Main
Building and just across the road from Xinsong Apartments.
Its scale and collection size rank it among the top few
Chinese universities.
Hours for the general library are 7:00~22:00; hours for each
reading room are published in the library.
Note: Books in the BNU Library’s collection are precious and
deserve safekeeping. If books that you have borrowed are
lost or damaged, you must pay compensate of 5-20 times the
listed price. When you leave the university upon graduation
or for another reason, remember to return your library card to
retrieve your deposit.

CCLC Reference Library: Located in Room 107 of No.1

International Student Apartment. This library features an
abundant collection of books on Chinese teaching. It also
offers for sale Chinese teaching materials and listening tapes.
The library is open to all international students on campus.
Borrowers’ tip: You may apply for a library card with your
student ID card and a 100 RMB deposit, For more details,
consult the Reference Library directly.
Hours: 8:00~11:30, 14:00~17:30; Monday to Friday.

National Library of China

The National Library of China is China’s center for
bibliographic information and the online information center for
the nation’s libraries. Works collected in the library amount to
24.11 million items, 5th among the libraries in the world and
first in Asia. The 645 bus leaves from the East Gate and goes
directly to the National Library station.
Address: 33 South Zhongguancun Street,Haidian
Zip code: 100081
Telephone: (+86 10) 88545426, 88545360
Website: http://www.nlc.gov.cn
E-mail: webmaster@nlc.gov.cn
Hours: 9:00~21:00 from Monday to Friday; 9:00~17:00 on

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Capital Library
The Capital Library is located in Chaoyang District near
Dongsanhuan Road. Transportation is convenient: you can
take the 300, 730, 830, or 28 bus to the Capital Library
station.
Address: 88 South Dongsanhuan Road
Zip code: 100021
Telephone: 67358114
Fax: 87315754
Website: http://www.clcn.net.cn/
E-mail: bangong@clcn.net.cn
Hours: 9:00~19:30

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 Visas and Residence
General Info about Visas and Residence
Valid passports and visas are your legal certificates for your
residence in China. Please treat them with the importance
they deserve. The following are solutions to some problems
that you may encounter.
1. What kind of passports and visas are needed for my study
in China?
A: An ordinary passport is OK; there are 2 kinds of visa
available:
(1) Study-permit Visa (X-visa), applicable for international
students staying at least one year .
(2) Visitor Visa (F): applicable for international students
staying less than one year
Holders of other visas should switch to a study visa as soon
as possible.
2. My visa is to expire. What should I do?
A: Please pay attention to your validity period of your visa.
Students who do not understand their visa’s validity should
take your passport to consult with the teachers in the
International Students Office. Illegal residence in China may
lead to a fine of 500~5,000 per day or even expulsion from
the country.
For this reason, you must go to the office to apply for renewal
of your visa before it expires. The following materials are
necessary for application:
(1) Your valid standard passport;
(2) A recent 2.5 inch-length, bare headed front-view photo on
a white background;
(3) Valid Registration Form of Temporary Residence;
(4) Proof of insurance
Application procedure:
After applying for the Visa and Residence Application Form,
you may go to the Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of
the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau in two days, or
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on the same day.
3. How can I take care of the Registration Form of Temporary
Residence ?
A: If you live in apartments on campus or hotels off campus,
you can take your passport to the service counter to apply for
the Registration Form of Temporary Residence. If you rent
private accommodation, you must submit the Registration
Form of Temporary Residence that is provided by the local
police station. When registering at your residence (which
should do within 24 hours of moving in), you must register
your passport and the residence booklet of the landlord at the
local police station.
If you go outside of Mainland China and back again, you
need to apply for a new Registration Form of Temporary
Residence. If your address changes or the valid period of
your Registration Form of Temporary Residence expires,
please get the new legal residence certificate and provide it
to International Students Office within three days. After that,
you should complete the change procedure in Exit-Entry
Administration of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
within ten days. After you extend or renew your visa, please
get the Registration Form of Temporary Residence within 24
hours, otherwise you will be fined.
Students living off campus who cannot provide proof of legal
residence will be unable to have any procedures related to
their visa processed at the Exit-and-Entry division of the PSB.
4. If I need to suspend my studies, transfer to another
university, or quit my studies, need I change my visa?
A: When international students apply for withdrawal from
school, transfer, are suspended, or are dismissed from the
university, they must change their visa class. That is, the
original visa is canceled, and they receive a new L-visa, valid
for 15 days.
5. What can I do if my passport is lost?
A: If you unfortunately lose your passport, you have to do the
following:
(1) Call the police as soon as possible, and apply for proof of
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(2) Go to the International Student Office to obtain proof that
you are a student as well as a description of how you lost
your passport;
(3) Go to the Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of the
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau to obtain a proof of
passport-loss, and file papers to announce your loss in the
newspaper.
(4) Go to your embassy in China to apply for a new passport:
(5) After getting your new passport, apply for Registration
Form of Temporary Residence
(6) Go to the International Student Office to obtain the
proof of Residence Permit Loss and go to the Exit-and-
Entry Administration Division of the Beijing Municipal Public
Security Bureau to publish the loss proof in newspaper (only
for students who hold a residence permit);
(7) Take your passport, Registration Form of Temporary
Residence, one 2-inch photo, and visa fee to the International
Student Office to apply for Visa and Residence Application
Form;
(8) Go to the Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of the
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and apply for the
new visa.
Since the procedures are very complicated, please take good
care of your passport!
6. If I change my passport, what should I do?
Please go to the International Students Office to apply for
changing your passport within 10 days once you get your
new passport and go to the Exit-and-Entry Administration
Division of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau for
the changing procedure. Otherwise, you will face a fine.
7. What can I do if my family wants to come to China with
me?
A: If foreign spouses, parents(whose children are under 18
years old), or children who are not older than 18 years old are
to come to China to visit you or accompany you, they should
hold L-visas. The Residence Permit is marked on the visa. If
the residence permit expires, you may apply to the Exit-and-
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Security Bureau for a zero-entry (i.e. extension), one, or two
entry L-visa valid for 6 months, or a multiple-entry L-visa valid
for one year. Application times are not limited, but the validity
may not exceed the validity of your student visa or residence
permit. Applicants for the L-visa must attend an interview and
provide the following material:
(1) Valid passport and L-visa of the family member of the
student;
(2) Valid standard passport of the student as well as the
original or photocopy of his effective visa;
(3) Completed Visa and Residence Application Form;
(4) A recent front-view, bare-head, 2.5-inch photo with white
background;
(5) Official letter of the International Student Office
(6) Foreign spouses should provide proof of marriage; foreign
parents or children should provide proof of kinship (Note:
related documentation presented by overseas organizations
should pass authentication with Chinese consular posts or
embassies in foreign countries);
(7) Proof of Registration Form of Temporary Residence of the
family member and of the international student.
After applying for the Visa and Residence Application Form,
you may go to the Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of
the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau in two days, or
you may entrust the international-student office to handle it
on the same day.

Notice: Please refer to the Foreigner Visa Standard fee as

follows. Please visit http://www.bjgaj.gov.cn to check the
updating information.

Standard Fees for Countries Practicing Fee Reciprocity

(RMB)
Multiple Entry,
Country Single Entry Dual Entry
6 months
1 Kazakhstan 439 604 853
2 Uzbekistan 414 621 828
3 Romania 420 630 840
4 Iran 400 600 800

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5 Ethiopia 835 1125 1416
6 Angola 414 621 828
7 D.R. Congo 662 993 1324
8 Gabon 512 648 860
9 Cameroon 480 768 1024
10 Côte d'Ivoire 432 640 848
11 Belarus 497 745 993
12 Modova 455 662 869
13 Ukraine 414 621 828
United
14 469 704 939
Kingdom
15 Panama 579 1200 1655
16 Brazil 606 865 1197
17 Bolivia 414 621 828
18 Ecuador 414 621 828
19 United States 940 940 940
20 Venezuela 507 774 1032
21 Chile 429 644 858

RMB Fee Standard for Non-Reciprocal Countries

Fee Type (Visa) Fee Standard (RMB)
0 Entry, one-time visa 160
Dual entry 235
Half-year, multiple entry 425
One-year to Five-year (inclusive)
635
multiple entry
Change visa type 160

Documentation Fees for Foreigners

Fee Type (Residence Certificate) Fee Standard (yuan)
Less than one year (per person) 400
One year to three years (per
800
person)
Three years to five years (per
1000
person)

Commonly Used Addresses and Telephone Numbers

(1) The Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of the Beijing
Municipal Public Security Bureau

The Exit-and-Entry Administration Division of the Beijing

Municipal Public Security Bureau is the government
organization that has exclusive control over the entry, exit and
residence of foreigners.

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Address: 2 East Andingmen Street, Dongcheng District (east
of Lama Temple)
Hours: Monday to Saturday (except legal holidays): 9:00—
17:00
Process duration: seven business days from acceptance
Consultation telephone (automatic 24-hour service):
84020101
W e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w. b j g a j . g o v. c n → o n l i n e
business→foreigner→the Exit-and-Entry Administration
Division
Transportation:
1. Taxi: About 15 RMB one way
2. Bus routes:
Bus routes 22 (Mudanyuan--Qianmen), 38 (Mudanyuan--
Liuliqiao), or 618 (Huilongguan--Yuetan) at the Tieshizi Fen
Station at the East Gate of BNU, to the Xinjiekou crossroads (3
stations), transfer to the 206 or 800 bus to the Beixiao Street
crossroads (4 stations).

(2) Beijing International Travel Healthcare Center Haidian

Clinic
Address: 10# Dezheng Road, Xibeiwang town, Haidian
District
Office Hour: 8:30~11:00 Monday to Friday
Notice
1. Please bring passport, one two-inch color photo,
2. No breakfast,
3. Student should take admission notice or student ID card to
enjoy the student standard fee.
Tel: 010-82403675

Bus Routine:
Take subway line 13 to Xi’erqi Station and change to No 333
bus to Xialinyuan Station. Going to the west direaction about
150 M, you can see a grey building with a sign with “ 中国检
验检疫 ”above, the center is on the first floor of this building.

(3) Haidian Public-Security Branch, Beitaipingzhuang Police

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Station
Address: 66 Wenhuiyuan, Haidian District.
Telephone: 010-62211011; 62264110; 62250011

(4) Xicheng Public-Security Branch, Dewai Police Station

Address: 138, Ande Road, Xicheng District, (zip code:
100011).
Telephone: 010-62014224; 82013821

(5) Haidian Public-Security Branch, Dongsheng Police Station

Address: 22, Chengfu Road, Haidian District, (zip code:
100085).
Telephone: 010-62317177; 62311235

(6) Chaoyang Public-Security Branch, Nanhu Police Station

Address: Building 238, Nanhu Middle Garden, Chaoyang
District (zip code: 100102)
Telephone: 010-64703003

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